EQT Ventures has led a USD12 million Series A funding round in Peanut, a newly launched social network for women. Index Ventures and Female Founders Fund also participated in this round, bringing the company’s total funding to USD 21.8 million. The fresh capital will be used to launch new communities
Asia Pacific’s private market attracted USD117 billion in net capital inflow in 2019, led predominantly by private equity where fund raising topped USD94 billion according to McKinsey’s Private Markets Review 2020. This represented a 25 per cent reduction year-on-year, led principally by closed ended real estate, which closed 2019 with
Insulation and fire protection expert Aran Services has secured GBP1.5 million in working capital from Independent Growth Finance (IGF). The funds, which were raised using invoice discounting, were used to support the recent MBO and to provide working capital to support the continued growth of the business.Founded in 2004, the
Approximately 80 per cent of private equity sponsors believe there could be up to a 25 per cent reduction in the value of portfolio investments in their Q1 valuations, according to a new survey by Gen II Fund Services.The survey also shows there is still a high degree of uncertainty
BGF has reported strong investment and financial performance in its 2019 Annual Report and Accounts.BGF surpassed the GBP2 billion investment milestone and surpassed 300 companies backed in total during the year. Against the backdrop of ongoing Brexit uncertainty, BGF continued to remain very active in 2019 investing more than GBP200
Ara Partners, a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments, has closed its debut fund, Ara Fund I, with approximately USD400 million in capital commitments. Ara Partners was co-founded by veteran investors Charles Cherington and Troy Thacker. The Fund will invest in companies in North America and Europe that
DOB Equity, a Dutch family-backed impact investor in East Africa, has made a further investment in Moringa School (Moringa), a technology learning institute based in Kenya.The investment is to help Moringa accelerate the company’s transition to providing remote on-line learning. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, there has been an increased demand
Metropolitan Partners Group Management, a direct-lending fund manager that provides senior-secured, short-term capital to small and mid-sized businesses in the US, completed the final closing of its sixth and largest direct lending fund, Metropolitan Partners Fund VI, in the first quarter of 2020, with total fund commitments of USD240 million. Fund
A Cheltenham company whose software helps businesses to automate their processes more rapidly has raised GBP2.2 million from the Northern Venture Capital Trust (VCT) Funds, which are managed by Mercia.The investment will allow Enate to further develop its platform and expand its customer base and distributor network across Europe and
Bought By Many, a London-based pet insurance provider, has secured a GBP78.4 million (~USD98 million) growth equity investment led by FTV Capital, a US financial services-focused growth equity investment firm, alongside follow-on from numerous existing investors.The capital raise follows impressive growth for Bought By Many, which launched its market-leading suite
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